News

7 Jan 2019
Norway votes to ban deforestation-linked palm oil biofuels
In December, Norway voted to put heavy restrictions on its biofuel industry. more…
4 Dec 2018
Euro 6-d diesel cars emit low pollutant emissions
The European Automobile Manufacturers‘ Association (ACEA) released new data that proofs that latest-generation diesel cars emit low pollutant emissions on the road. more…
14 Nov 2018
Price for European RME hits all-time high due to low Rhine levels
The price for European RME went up $102.75 week on week to an all-time high of $1,422/mt on 12 November. more…
14 Nov 2018
EU Parliament approves RED II
On 13 November, the EU parliament approved new targets for renewables, energy efficiency and second-generation biofuels by voting to confirm the RED II. more…
12 Nov 2018
Avril launches B100 in France
Avril plans to produce several hundred thousand tonnes per year of “Oleo 100“, a pure biodiesel from French rapeseed. more…
23 Oct 2018
EU imports of UCO and UCOME from China at record levels
The European Union imported record levels of used cooking oil (UCO) and biodiesel made from UCO (UCOME) from China. more…
19 Oct 2018
Scania supplies 48 biodiesel trucks to Arla in 2019/2020
In Sweden, Arla recently made a deal with Scania about 48 trucks powered by rapeseed oil methyl ester (RME). more…
16 Oct 2018
New pump labels in EU
In the EU new harmonized fuel labels were introduced on October 12. more…
9 Oct 2018
Norwegian airlines need to use advanced biofuels
The Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment has decided that from 2020 onwards a minimum of 0.5% advanced biofuels will have to be used in the jet fuel mix. more…
2 Oct 2018
No European tariffs on subsidized Argentine biodiesel
The European Commission has decided not to impose import tariffs on Argentine biodiesel. more…